Scope of the Journal

The journal welcomes submissions of original research articles, comprehensive review articles, short communications, and perspectives across the entire spectrum of Science, Mathematics, and Engineering. The scope is intentionally broad, covering, but not limited to, the following core areas:

I. Mathematical and Physical Sciences

·         Mathematics: Pure and Applied Mathematics, Algebra, Analysis, Computational Mathematics, and Statistics.

·         Physics: Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Material Science, Condensed Matter, Astrophysics, Optics, and Thermodynamics.

·         Chemistry: Organic, Inorganic, Physical, Analytical, and Theoretical Chemistry.

II. Life and Earth Sciences

·         Botany: Plant Physiology, Taxonomy, Ecology, Agricultural Science, and Genetics.

·         Zoology: Animal Biology, Physiology, Ecology, Evolution, Microbiology, and Genomics.

·         Geology: Earth Science, Geophysics, Environmental Geology, Hydrology, Oceanography, and Atmospheric Science.

III. Applied Sciences and Engineering

·         Engineering: Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Nanotechnology, and innovative solutions involving materials, systems, and processes derived from the foundational sciences.

IV. Cross-Disciplinary Research

·         Bioengineering, Geophysics, Theoretical Chemistry, Mathematical Biology, Environmental Science, and any emerging field that requires expertise from two or more of the aforementioned disciplines.

The journal is committed to publishing work that demonstrates high scholarly merit, methodological rigor, and broad significance to the scientific and engineering communities.

 

Objectives of the Journal

The journal is dedicated to achieving the following specific objectives:

1.      Publish High-Impact Research: To selectively publish original research, review articles, and technical notes that demonstrate novelty, scholarly rigor, and significant impact within or across the fields of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Geology, and Engineering.

2.      Ensure Editorial Excellence: To maintain an efficient, fair, and rigorous peer-review process managed by subject-matter experts, ensuring high quality and ethical standards for all published content.

3.      Promote Interdisciplinary Synthesis: To actively seek out and give visibility to research that creates intellectual synergy by applying concepts or methodologies from one domain (e.g., Mathematics) to solve problems in another (e.g., Biology or Engineering).

4.      Maximize Global Accessibility: To ensure the journal is easily discoverable and accessible to the widest possible international audience of researchers, educators, students, and industry professionals.

5.      Serve as an Educational Resource: To provide comprehensive Review Articles and Perspectives that synthesize current knowledge, identify future research directions, and serve as valuable teaching and reference materials for multidisciplinary courses.

6.      Support Ethical Scientific Practice: To uphold the highest standards of research integrity and publication ethics, including transparent reporting, data sharing, and the prompt correction of errors.

7.      Achieve Prompt Publication: To minimize the time from submission to final publication while maintaining thorough quality control, thereby ensuring the timely dissemination of new scientific and engineering advancements.

 

Publication Frequency

Universal Science Magazine (USM) is published biannually in April and October.

 

Publication Ethics for the Journal of Universal Science Magazine (USM)

Establishing robust publication ethics is mandatory for maintaining the integrity, reputation, and trustworthiness of the journal. Given the broad scope of the JCSE, the standards must be clearly communicated and strictly enforced across all disciplines.

Here is a comprehensive framework outlining the core ethical principles for all parties involved: Authors, Reviewers, and Editors.

I. Ethical Duties of Authors

Authors submitting to the SM must adhere to the highest standards of research and reporting ethics:

• Originality and Plagiarism:
• Submissions must be the authors' original work.
• Any use of previously published material (text, data, figures) must be properly cited or require explicit permission from the original publisher.
• Self-plagiarism (reusing significant portions of one's own published work without acknowledgment) is strictly prohibited.
• Data Access and Retention:
• Authors must be prepared to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, if requested.
• They should ensure that data are retained for a reasonable period after publication.
• Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication:
• An author should not publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication.
• Submitting the same manuscript to multiple journals simultaneously is unethical and unacceptable.
• Authorship:
• Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study.  
• All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors.  
• The corresponding author must ensure that all appropriate co-authors are included and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the manuscript and agreed to its submission.  
• Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest:
• Authors must disclose any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript.
• All sources of financial support for the project must be disclosed.

II. Ethical Duties of Reviewers

Reviewers play a vital, confidential role in the peer-review process:

• Contribution to Editorial Decisions:
• Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and may also assist the author in improving the paper.
• Reviewers must be objective and constructive in their assessments.
• Confidentiality:
• Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents.
• They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the Editor-in-Chief.
• Standards of Objectivity:
• Reviews should be conducted objectively, and personal criticism of the author is inappropriate.
• Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
• Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest:
• Reviewers should not review manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions associated with the papers.

 

III. Ethical Duties of Editors

The Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editors are responsible for the overall integrity of the journal:

• Fair Play and Editorial Independence:
• Editors should evaluate manuscripts solely based on their academic merit (importance, originality, validity, and clarity) without regard to the authors' race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy.
• The Editor-in-Chief has full authority over the entire editorial content of the journal.
• Confidentiality:
• Editors and editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, and the publisher, as appropriate.
• Timeliness:
• Editors are responsible for ensuring that the peer-review process is as prompt as possible to facilitate the timely dissemination of research.
• Handling of Unethical Conduct:
• Editors should take reasonably responsive measures when ethical complaints have been presented concerning a submitted manuscript or published paper.
• Every reported act of unethical publishing behavior will be investigated, even if discovered years after publication. Corrections, clarifications, retractions, and apologies will be published when needed.

 

Fields of specialization

The scope of the journal includes the following specific area: 

·         Mathematical Sciences

·         Physical Sciences

·         Chemistry Sciences

·         Life Sciences (Botany & Zoology)

·         Earth Sciences (Geology)

·         Engineering Sciences

·         Interdisciplinary and Applied Research

·         General Review and Synthesis